Avtar Sehmbi

Managing Director, COO, and CTO in London

Avtar Sehmbi

Managing Director, COO, and CTO in London

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๐’๐”๐Œ๐Œ๐€๐‘๐˜: Iโ€™m a Global COO | CTO and change agent orchestrating business and digital transformation across industries and continents. I build predictive and resilient operating models leveraging AI and cloud technologies to drive global scale, efficiency, and profitable growth. Working across 40+ countries, from currency markets to executive boardrooms, I deliver strategic change in the most complex environments.

Iโ€™ve led technology and operations across Fortune 50, Big 4, and FTSE 100 firms including HSBC, Deloitte, Verizon, Centrica, and Cigna. Iโ€™ve directed multi-billion-dollar global strategies across M&A, market build-outs, and digital transformations serving millions of customers and employees. Iโ€™ve also spearheaded projects for JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, Lloyds Banking Group, Barclays, and the London Stock Exchange.

๐†๐Ž๐•๐„๐‘๐๐€๐๐‚๐„ / ๐ˆ๐Œ๐๐€๐‚๐“: My work advances both commercial success and national priorities. This includes developing cash-management technology for Save the Children, safeguarding global financial institutions via the U.S. Department of the Treasury, strengthening critical infrastructure under the Bank of Englandโ€™s supervision regime, directing high-security government programmes and regulatory frameworks influencing international operations, and designing technology for the UKโ€™s 2035 carbon-emissions targets.

๐†๐‹๐Ž๐๐€๐‹ ๐Œ๐„๐ƒ๐ˆ๐€ ๐‚๐Ž๐•๐„๐‘๐€๐†๐„: I am a member of the Forbes Technology Council and the Fast Company Executive Board. I shape discourse on AI, digital transformation, and leadership.

๐“๐จ๐ฉ ๐Œ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ / ๐๐ฎ๐จ๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ:

โ€ข ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ: "The Digital Banker, to lead technology is to lead the business."
โ€ข ๐—˜๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—œ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฎ: "Scale builds companies, respect builds belief, and belief builds movements."
โ€ข ๐—–๐—˜๐—ข ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐˜‡๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ: "A transformational leader thriving at the intersection of innovation, strategy, and human connection."
โ€ข ๐—œ๐—•๐—ง๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜€: "Driving billion-dollar transformations through empathy and execution."
โ€ข ๐—•๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€ ๐—œ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ: "The AI-First Enterprise Oracle, a self-evolving, intelligent platform powering the future of banking."
โ€ข ๐—š๐˜‚๐—น๐—ณ ๐—ก๐—ฒ๐˜„๐˜€: "The Gulf is not catching up, it is overtaking, and doing so with purpose."
โ€ข ๐—™๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐˜€: "Indiaโ€™s GCCs have become the brain trust of the future."

Today, I help boards, CEOs, and investors navigate the AI-powered platform economy, leading enterprise transformations that build predictive, resilient organisations that thrive amid change.